When I first decided to take on content creation/influencing as a full-time gig, I did A LOT of research on TikTok. I scrolled through soooo many videos of different successful creators telling me a million different things, but they all had one thing in common. You need to have a media kit. So what's a media kit? A media kit is a page (or sometimes a few pages) that includes information about you, statistics on your socials, and brands you've previously worked with. Here's my media kit: You can find whatever information you need on your insights and analytics tabs of whatever socials you cho ..read more

You are not ready for this one. For privacy reasons, we're going to call her Sarah. I met Sarah through a Class of 2023 Facebook group during my senior year of high school. We texted for a while, followed each other on socials, and eventually, we decided to request each other as roommates. We had a lot of pretty significant differences that I didn't realize until after the fact, but the biggest thing we had in common was boyfriends. At the time I was dating a guy that I had been with since the end of my sophomore year (a relationship I've come to regret) and I wanted to make sure I had a roomm ..read more

I always get questions asking how I made my computer wallpaper and today I'm going to walk through it step-by-step. What do I need: Canva A few of your favorite photos/quotes First off we're going to start with creating the class schedule portion of my wallpaper. If you don't want a schedule on your background you can skip ahead. Step One: Go to https://www.canva.com and select "Poster" Step Two: Click on the blank poster and select a color for the background. I stuck with white, but you can choose whatever you like. Step Three: Create your boxes. Select the "Elements" tab on the left side a ..read more

I've grown up going to Maine literally every Summer since I was born. My family has a home there, and I spend at least two months out of the year there. I grew into my "Instagram girl" phase in 2014-2015 with the rise of YouTubers such as Bethany Mota, MyLifeAsEva, LaurDIY, etc. Considering I've been all over the state looking for the best photoshoot spots since 2014, there's no one more qualified to share this than me. 1. River Ducks Ice Cream Not only does River Ducks serve the best ice cream EVER, but its colorful paint job, flowers, and location beside a covered bridge over a little stream ..read more

Hi! It's been a HOT minute since I've hopped on here to write something, but I've been busy becoming much more educated on the topic of this post. Roughly a month after starting this blog I started my @thebloggingblond socials on Instagram & TikTok (later followed by Pinterest). I was SHOCKED by how quickly everything took off. It's now mid-August 2022 and I'm about 90 followers away from 2k on TikTok, and I have 3.7k on Instagram. I did have 4.5k and growing, then I deleted any spam followers, creepy men, sugar daddies, you get the point. Content Tips With everything I've learned, one of ..read more

(I like to throw a lot of "the office" quotes around...hence the title) After wanting to start a blog for so long, the last thing I want to be is the strange man behind the screen. My name is Lauren, I’m 20, and I’m a jersey girl through and through. I grew up super close to Philadelphia so that’s usually where I tell people I’m from. It’s much easier to just say “Philly” than to try and describe the geographical location of my small rural hometown. I had an amazing childhood with the most amazing and supportive family. They nurtured my creativity since I developed the ability to be creative a ..read more

Hi! Attached to this blog post is a PDF of 400+ Instagram captions for all occasions/scenarios broken down into specific categories! I created this list because I know the struggle of trying to come up with the perfect caption! MY SOCIALS: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebloggingblond/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTd3anpLq/ LTK: https://www.shopltk.com/explore/TheBloggingBlond Hope you love it!!! xo Laur Feel free to comment with any requests, comments, or concerns ..read more

I have a lot of stuff. Like a lot. When I graduated high school in 2019, I was so excited to start getting ready to go off to college and I wanted to buy ANYTHING dorm-related. My university is only an hour and a half from home but for some reason, I decided I needed to move my whole life into a 14' x 11' shared room. I ended up moving to a different dorm a little over a month in and had to move 4 sedans worth of stuff across campus and live on my friend's dorm floor for a few nights. I'll share my roommate horror story another time. I'm here to share with you what you need, and what will just ..read more

“So you’ve come to the master for guidance? Is this what you’re saying, grasshopper?” It's not me being overconfident - it's another quote from The Office. But for real, I know a little something about the trends of the season - more than I probably should. I just wrapped up an internship where I wrote for their men's style blog with shifted towards including women as my internship wrapped up. After spending so much time researching men's fashion, I of course picked up on a lot of women's trends too. My goal is to keep everything I do relatable and accessible for everyone - if you're looking ..read more